Item 26 - Public Hearing Regarding Bristol Project

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Related Bristol Specific Plan Entitlements & Development Agreement (3600 S. Bristol St.) and Staff Resolution Modifying Parking Districts in the Surrounding Area October 1, 2024 Page 29 The Project's SEIR also provides information regarding short-term, long-term, direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental effects of the Project. It identifies feasible mitigation measures and alternatives that would minimize or eliminate the potentially significant impacts associated with implementation of the Project. SEIR's Notice of Preparation (NOP) On March 17, 2023, the City sent to the Office of Planning and Research and each responsible trustee agency a Notice of Preparation (NOP), stating that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) would be prepared. A total of 20 comments were received during the 30-day NOP period which began on March 17, 2023 and ended on April 17, 2023. Pursuant to PRC section 21083.9 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15082(c)(1) and 15083, the City hosted a public scoping meeting on March 30, 2023 to solicit comments on the scope of the environmental review of the proposed Project. Approximately 60 residents attended the meeting and raised concerns about traffic, pedestrian safety, population growth, aesthetics, and if cumulative impacts would be adequately considered. These issues were addressed in the Draft SEIR. SEIR Scoping Meeting The City hosted a public scoping meeting for the draft SEIR on March 30, 2023 to solicit comments on the scope of the environmental review of the proposed Project. Approximately 60 residents attended the meeting and raised concerns about traffic, pedestrian safety, population growth, aesthetics, and if cumulative impacts would be adequately considered. Participants were encouraged to submit comments on paper or via email to ensure inclusion in the draft SEIR and environmental analyses. Draft and Final SEIR Public Review and Availability The City determined at the onset of review and preparation based on analyses, the General Plan Final PEIR, existing site conditions, setting, and responses to the NOP, that the Project would have no impact or a less than significant impact on the following environmental topic areas and that no further, detailed analysis of these topics was required in the SEIR: Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Mineral Resources, and Wildfire. In particular with respect to aesthetics, Public Resources Code Section 21099 provides that "aesthetic and parking impacts of a residential, mixed -use residential, or employment center project on an infill site within a transit priority area shall not be considered significant impacts on the environment." Here, the proposed Project is located in a Transit Priority Area and therefore the SEIR did not include a detailed analysis of aesthetics. However, a discussion on the topic is included in the Land Use and Planning section of the SEIR.